FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 27 September 2012

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AMERICA'S EAGLE

The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, America's Tall Ship, passes the Domino Sugar plant as it departs the Baltimore Harbor, June 17, 2012, to continue its participation in OpSail 2012. The Eagle is an 1,800-ton steel hull, three-masted sailing ship with more than 21,000 square-feet of sail and more than five miles of rigging. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew S. Masaschi

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

IRIS IMAGE

U.S. Army Pfc. Cory Acres uses a handheld identity detection device to scan the iris of an Afghan man in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. Acres, a gunner, is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment. The detection device, part of an interagency system, scans an individual's biographical information and matches it against an internal database. The system allows soldiers in the field to quickly identify whether a person of interest is on a watch list. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Frank Inman

PACIFIC REFUELING

The Military Sealift Command's Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl sails next to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a refueling at sea in the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2012. The George Washington and embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 provide a combat-ready force to protect and defend the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul Kelly

BALL BREAK

Coba, a 3-year-old chocolate lab trained to detect tactical explosives, chews on a tennis ball as David Sheffer, her handler and dog trainer, explains Coba's capabilities at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., June 14, 2012. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Division's 4th Stryker Brigade, role players and government civilians watched the demonstration. Brigade members will select handlers to lead a similar dog in Afghanistan when they deploy this fall. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher M. Gaylord

C-130 JUMP

Competitors from multinational special operations teams, including those from the United States, conduct a static line jump from a C-130 aircraft during Fuerzas Comando 2012 at the Colombian National Training Center on Fort Tolemaida, Colombia, June 13, 2012. U.S. Southern Command sponsored the competition. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Vann

COMPOUND COVER

A U.S. Air Force Senior Airman and his military working dog, Pepe, search a compound for contraband items during Operation Southern Strike in Kandahar in Afghanistan's Spin Boldak province, June 6, 2012. U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Richard Norris

NIGHT PROWLER

U.S. sailors perform maintenance on an EA/6-B Prowler secured to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during night operations in the Pacific Ocean, June 16, 2012. The Nimitz is participating in the Rim of the Pacific, the world's largest international maritime exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian A. Cotter

GETTING HER GOAT

U.S. Army Spc. Samantha Hall pets a goat during a patrol in Loy Murghoz in Afghanistan's Khowst province, June 8, 2012. Hall is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull

WING WRITER

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Broome references an electronic technical order for an F-16C Fighting Falcon during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 18, 2012. Broome is a crew chief assigned to the 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

MIDNIGHT SNACK

A U.S. paratrooper heats noodles over a fire on Joint Security Station Hasan in the Gilan district in southern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 12, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[ConorMacNessa]

Doing well, thanks! A fairly uneventful day



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hankie alert!

Daddy is going to lose it when he sees his girls.

God Bless and watch over them all.

Good evening, Luv...((HUGS))...so clever of Mommy.

[luvie]

I had to smile when I saw it. :)

[ConorMacNessa]

FREEDOM ISN’T FREE!

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It Is Purchased With The Blood Of Patriots!

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“Freedom Isn’t Free”

By Cdr. Kelly Strong USCG (ret)

I watched the flag pass by one day,
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
And then he stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He’d stand out in any crowd.


Eternal Father, Strong to Save
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I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil
How many mothers’ tears?
How many pilots’ planes shot down?
How many died at sea
How many foxholes were soldiers’ graves?
No, freedom isn’t free.


Taps
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I heard the sound of Taps one night,
When everything was still,
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That Taps had meant “Amen,”
When a flag had covered a coffin.
Of a brother or a friend.



I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives,
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington,
No, freedom isn’t free.


God Of Our Fathers
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Many Thanks To ExTexasRedhead For Finding This Poem!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Our front yard since Saturday....thankfully the tree is on the ground and not threatening to fall on the neighbor's driveway and/or garage.

Down at the corner, one house is just about done cleaning up several downed tress, while another's whole backyard looks to have downed trees in it.

[luvie]

My goodness! You were very fortunate not to have a tree in
your living room!...or the neighbor’s! I know you are really
ready to have it cleaned up!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sounds like healing is coming along quite nicely. Good.

[luvie]

That is a heartrending poem. Thanks, you two, for sharing!

[SoldierDad]

I have an urgent prayer request. Just tonight I received word regarding a friend.

Ray Nadeau, a retired U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, as well as a Vietnam Vet, and fellow Patriot Guard Rider, suffered a stroke Tuesday evening while in the Los Angeles area visiting family. Ray is from Westwood California, is 85 years of age, and a great friend. We have ridden together on quite a few PGR missions missions in Northern California and Western Nevada. Ray underwent surgery following the stroke, and word is that he is doing well at this time.

Ray had been in a motorcycle accident on August 18, 2012, while riding with a group of PGR members for a mission to escort a fallen U.S. Army Soldier from Oroville, CA to Quincy, CA. He escaped serious injury, but did have bruised lungs, and a broken rib. He was in LA to complete the process of probate for his recently deceased sister.

Ray is an absolutely fantastic person - definately a member of the Greatest Generation of our nation. I consider Ray a great friend. I personally appreciate prayers rendered for Ray and for a full recovery. SD

[SoldierDad]

I have an urgent prayer request. Just tonight I received word regarding a friend.

Ray Nadeau, a retired U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, as well as a Vietnam Vet, and fellow Patriot Guard Rider, suffered a stroke Tuesday evening while in the Los Angeles area visiting family. Ray is from Westwood California, is 85 years of age, and a great friend. We have ridden together on quite a few PGR missions missions in Northern California and Western Nevada. Ray underwent surgery following the stroke, and word is that he is doing well at this time.

Ray had been in a motorcycle accident on August 18, 2012, while riding with a group of PGR members for a mission to escort a fallen U.S. Army Soldier from Oroville, CA to Quincy, CA. He escaped serious injury, but did have bruised lungs, and a broken rib. He was in LA to complete the process of probate for his recently deceased sister.

Ray is an absolutely fantastic person - definately a member of the Greatest Generation of our nation. I consider Ray a great friend. I personally appreciate prayers rendered for Ray and for a full recovery. SD

[AZamericonnie]

Hiya Conor & sorry so late to respond. Just finished the dishes & feeling my free range! :)

So proud of you for not taking the rose clippers to that cast & following doctors orders! LOL

I can't imagine how good it will be to to have that thing off & oh.....the scratching! *Hugs*

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire – the 0500 Reveille approaches relentlessly.

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.

Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!

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All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[luvie]

Prayers for your friend and our hero to recover fully from this stroke. God give him strength and courage to overcome
one more enemy!

[luvie]

Night, Early Bird! See ya in the mornin’! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Prayers of peace and healing for you, Ray.
Lord, be with Ray, his doctors, and his family.

One Day at A Time

[Kathy in Alaska]

God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl! ((HUGS))

Some sun, some vexations resolved and a little trip with my son.

Hearing from all my folks back in the mainland who welcomed last winter's mildness and rued the loss of cherry and pecan harvests, it sounds like we're about to have a contentious winter this year. C'est le réchauffement de la planète.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Some sun, some vexations resolved and a little trip with my son.

Good things all.

[AZamericonnie]

Oh happy day NO homework!

Music is good but are you sure you wanna read the news? LOL

Makes Big’s edgy sometimes! ;-}

[tanuki]

Praying for this great guy.